New Delhi: Indian badminton player PV Sindhu made history after beating Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 21-19, 21-10 in the semi-final, assuring herself a silver medal in Rio Olympics 2016. This makes her the first Indian woman to achieve this feat. Sindhu will now face Spain’s Carolina Marin in the finals on 19 Aug.

The badminton player took the country by storm as wishes and appreciation poured in from all the corners for the 21-year-old from Hyderabad. Here is how Indians showered their love and blessings on the badmintor player Sindhu after her brilliant performance.

On her victory, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to wish PV Sindhu. He wrote: Superb performance @PvSindhu1. You make India proud! Best of luck for the finals. #Rio2016

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan wrote on his Twitter account that “Never before has any Indian ever reached the finals of this sport at Rio2016. He also wrote that we should not underestimate the power of the female gender.”